Danville, KY – The Millsaps cross-country teams recently competed in the 2015 SAA Conference Championships hosted by Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
 
The men's and women's teams competed against other SAA institutions as the Majors completed another solid weekend race.  Overall, 149 runners competed in the conference championships with 75 runners in the women's 6k race and 74 runners in the men's 8k race.
 
Theresa Woehnker led the women's cross-country team with a total time of 26:08.50 while Gabby Rincon finished close behind with a time of 27:29.90.  Miranda Guapp and Emma Hurstell completed the 6k run with times of 28:23.70 and 28:39.00 as well.  Ally Rincon and Serena Tolar finished the solid race for the Majors with times of 28:50.00 and 33:31.50. 
 
Overall, the Millsaps women's cross-country team finished with an average time of 27:54.22 and total time of 2:19:31.10.
 
The men's 8k, which featured runners from seven different SAA schools, took place shortly after the women's 6k.  Seniors Ken Newburger and Jared Allen led the Majors by finishing in the top 30 with respective times of 28:15.08 and 28:18.48.  Michael Sullivan finished 29:36.10 while James Armstrong completed the 8k with a total time of 29:38.98.  Ben Wright completed the positive showing for Millsaps with a time of 35:43.62.
 
The Millsaps men's cross-country team finished with an overall average of 30:18.46 and total time of 2:31:32.26.  Overall, it was another positive showing for both men's and women's cross country teams for the 2015 conference championships. 
 
Next up for the Majors will be the regional championships next Saturday, Nov. 14th in Winchester, Virginia.